I really have been at the beach and working in the yard and revamping my 'home' studio. We are finally having some summer weather here, which is cause for celebration. My favorite place to go is the seawall about a mile from my house, where I can sit and watch the world go by and of course, my car is right there so if I need anything ...... This watercolor was done in Nova Scotia.
I did this little watercolor in conjunction with Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different Folks blog. Go on over and check it out.
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I was so exhausted by the fanfare surrounding my award that I haven't been able to paint . Just kidding ;)
Saturday evening I went to an outdoor party where a band was playing. This guitar man, caught my eye as a perfect painting and I took a bunch of snaps of him. The red spot lights set the mood. I included a detail from the initial sketch just for the heck of it.
It seems that this little hatchback has taken its last ride. Now it's a painting subject. As usual, it was really buggy while I painted. My setup was on the hood of the car. If you like old cars as a subject visit Ron Morrison's blog and see his cool watercolors of really old abandoned cars.
Yesterday I had all the air conditioners on early which kept the temperature inside at a cool 70 degrees. 70 is freezing for most people so I took my watercolors outside for a painting session. Just a little doodle here. Practice makes perfect. By the time I finished this I was pouring sweat even though I was sitting in the shade. It was close to 100 degrees here.
Just fooling around today with this set up of clear glass bottles against a neutral background. I'm going to do another one too. Just keeping it simple here ;) That's a joke.
Initial block in
Just for fun I played with watercolors yesterday. I did some cropping on this piece because I think it's stronger that way and the cropping shows the color details.
The magical look of watercolor comes from the way the white paper shows through the paint.
Two years ago today I was on a trip to Stonington, Maine with my friend Diane Scott. We stayed at a sweet little place on the harbor and painted for a few days. I did this watercolor from a photo I took there. Another fabulously picturesque place in Downeast Maine.
Unfortunately, Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans and cable TV kept us updated. I remember thinking at the time how necessary human optimism is to the survival of the species. The weathercasters kept saying, "if the levees break". And I kept thinking, "IF?" It seems there's always hope, even when there's no hope, which is a good thing.
